Hypnotherapy

Stop smoking with hypnotherapy

Stop smoking quickly and easily, using a unique new form of Advanced Hypnosis. For more information about hypnotherapy please visit: www.crosbyhypnotherapy.co.uk.

Hypnosis has been used for centuries and has helped millions of people. The earliest references of hypnosis is thought to date back to the healing practices of ancient Egypt and Greece. James Braid introduced the word hypnosis in 1842 after the Greek god of sleep ‘hypnos’, however, hypnosis is not sleep, you are aware of everything around you. Hypnosis a state of relaxed, heightened awareness and concentrated attention. In 1958, the American Medical Association approved a report on the medical uses of hypnosis. Hypnosis is a normal and natural state of mind, a state of deep relaxation and heightened awareness. Hypnosis is a natural state of mind you experience when you are absorbed in watching a film, reading a good book, just before you go to sleep, as soon as you wake up and when you are daydreaming. During hypnosis, you are aware of everything around you. You cannot do or say anything contrary to your conscious wishes, behaviour or morality. Hypnosis is pleasurable, calming and relaxing. The stop smoking treatment combines deep relaxation hypnosis, positive suggestions and visualisation in a powerful formula for quitting smoking easily. Most people only need one session of Hypnotherapy.

The first part of the session consists of an informal chat about your smoking history, your reasons for wanting to quit smoking, your cravings, etc. The hypnotherapy session is specially designed to suit your needs and is based upon this background information. I then explain about the psychology of smoking so that you create a new belief system. You will realise and understand why it has been hard for you to quit the habit of smoking.

The physical part of not smoking does not make you smoke cigarettes. It is not the nicotine. Nicotine leaves the body after a couple of days. Cigarettes may have been used to help you with certain situations, for example, dealing with stress.

You believe that you must have or need a cigarette.

Your self belief system and their associations make you start smoking. If you experience a stressful day, you could start thinking, ‘Why have I given up smoking?’ (your dependency – a subconscious coping strategy for stress). Your subconscious goes into a conflict with your conscious mind, weakening your resolve. However, your subconscious mind is powerful and can manage your cravings, strengthening your resolve. When your subconscious co-operates with your conscious mind, positive thinking is easier, for instance your reaction to stress might be: ‘that was a stressful day, I’m glad I’ve quit smoking because I have more energy now.’ Hypnosis changes how you feel about smoking, you appreciate your enhanced energy levels has got better, how good your food tastes, the aroma of coffee, etc. Once the smoking belief is modified, conscious and subconscious mind in agreement, it is easier to become a non-smoker.

Hypnotherapy helps you to cultivate new associations and emotions with cigarettes. Smokers can enhance their pleasurable emotions, that were once associated with cigarettes, but are now replaced with something more advantageous and healthier. During the second part of the session, you are guided into relaxation hypnosis during which your conscious and subconscious mind is focused and receptive to the positive changes you desire. This reinforces all the changes that we have talked about. You are then given a stop smoking back up CD and notes on everything we have covered.

After the session you feel ready to make a fresh start, confidence boosted and focussed on a healthy, smoke-free future. My success in helping people stop smoking is superb and YOU will have a high chance of success too. If you really want to stop smoking, then you’re half way there and hypnosis gives you that extra boost of energy and motivation to succeed.

What to expect

Over the years that I have been helping people to successfully stop smoking, my experience has developed, I’ve discovered what techniques work best to help people become proud non-smokers. I use a combination of clinical hypnosis, visualisation and cognitive techniques – which enables you to have a change of attitude towards cigarettes and empowers you to become a non-smoker. You receive an immediate reward because you will feel very proud at having finally quit smoking, your confidence and determination will have been given a tremendous boost. You will find that it is incredibly easy to resist any temptation to smoke – in fact friends and family will be amazed that you have been able to quit smoking. You will have a feeling of PRIDE and PLEASURE at the EASE in which you quit smoking.

Using a unique combination of Hypnosis and visualisation - you can now change the way you think about smoking, so that you can stop smoking in one single session. Whatever your reasons, for more money, better health, more confidence, nice smelling clothes...you can be assured of the best possible treatment to help you stop for good. After your session I offer a FREE booster session, if required, together with a relaxation CD.